Garden thanks its top volunteers

Saturday

Mar 30, 2013 at 12:01 AMMar 30, 2013 at 4:42 PM

The Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden thanked its volunteers and handed out hardware to many during a special ceremony on March 13.

From staff reports

The Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden thanked its volunteers and handed out hardware to many during a special ceremony on March 13. The garden covers more than 120 developed acres, and requires many manhours from a small staff to keep things running smoothly. Fortunately, the garden has a small army of dedicated volunteers who take time from their busy schedules to assist every department. Whether they’re from Fort Mill S.C., Denver, or anywhere in between, volunteers logged almost 6,000 hours last year to ensure the garden is always ready for guests. Plaques were given to volunteers to commemorate the duration of their volunteering period (5 years, 10 years, 15 years and 20 years); while gifts were given to volunteers with 250 hours, 200 hours, 100 hours and 50 hours of service during the past year. To put this in perspective, 250 hours equals about one and a half months of full-time work. Here is a list of volunteers, the award they received and the city where he/she lives.

250 Hour Awards Commemorates more than 250 volunteer hours of service during the past year.

200 Hour Awards Commemorates more than 200 volunteer hours of service during the past year.

100 Hour Awards Commemorates more than 100 volunteer hours of service during the past year.

50 Hour Award Commemorates more than 50 volunteer hours of service during the past year.